Unexpected Bonus

PERSONAL HEALTH BRIEFLY

April 3, 1990

TALK ABOUT your unexpected bonuses. Women who have fat removed by liposuction may end up with bigger breasts, two dermatological surgeons report. Ten of 60 women who had liposuction gained weight, and most of them reported an increase in breast size, Drs. Dwight Scarborough and Emil Bisaccia told the annual meeting of the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery. Fat removal alters hormone production, and the weight gain is in areas sensitive to hormones, notably breasts and buttocks, they say.